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This is what actual brandishing looks like (lemmy.world)
submitted 9 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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Top text: Like a lot of people I’d forgotten about these fucks Screenshot of a tweet from @ClimateDefiance reads: Patricia and Mark McCloskey brought weapons to a protest. They were honored as keynote speakers at the 2020 RNC. Included image depicts a man with glasses in a pink polo, Mark McCloskey, pointing a rifle at people off screen next to his wife Patricia McCloskey, a woman in a striped shirt, who is also pointing a pistol at protestors at a the June 28, 2020 St. Louis, Missouri George Floyd Protest.
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[–] 4 points 9 months ago (8 children)

Who is this?

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    These two are a couple who came outside their home and pointed the weapons you see pictured at a group of protestors marching past said home.

    http://lmgtfy2.com/?s=d&q=patricia+and+mark+mccloskey

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  • [–] 7 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Thanks for the lmddgtfy link. For anyone curious: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis_gun-toting_incident they are a couple which were not happy about George Floyd protests going near their home so their perfectly measured response was to come out with guns. 🤣 Charges have been filed, they pled guilty and in the end got pardoned and their criminal record expunged. Waow.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago

    and in the end got pardoned and their criminal record expunged.

    Yep. This sort of action is why I'm not confident about any optimistic view of deprogramming the maga cult. They are in enough positions of power to rule us all based on the rule of law. The violations of constitutional rights and flouting court orders is just to throw red meat to the base.

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  • [–] 10 points 9 months ago (3 children)

    They basically went to a protest and pointed their guns at people. It's not even these fucks. There are so many more. When I lived in the US, someone in my neighborhood did this.

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  • [–] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

    Actaully they never left their property. The protest marched right by their home and they walked outside brandishing the guns.

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  • [–] 3 points 9 months ago

    "I am so scared of the protesters outside, I need to defend myself! Quick wife! Grab the guns and lets get on the front lawn, because we're so incredibly scared of the violent protesters who could come bursting in here any second, to murder us for being white!"

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